Georgia Dome
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| place | 1 Georgia Dome Drive Northwest Atlanta , Georgia 30313-1591
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 45 '27.2 " N , 84 ° 24' 3.2" W |
| owner | State of Georgia |
| operator | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
| start of building | November 22, 1989 |
| opening | September 6, 1992 |
| Renovations | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| demolition | 20th November 2017 |
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Artificial turf (AstroTurf, 1992–2002) (FieldTurf Classic HD, since 2013) |
| costs | 214 million US dollars |
| architect | Heery International; Rosser FABRAP International; and Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (TVS) |
| capacity | 74,228 seats |
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The Georgia Dome was an indoor American football - stadium in the US city of Atlanta in the state of Georgia .
history
The dome opened on September 6, 1992 and was the home of the Atlanta Falcons NFL team until January 2017 . Between 1997 and 1999, the Atlanta Hawks basketball team played their NBA games here. In 1994 and 2000 the dome was the venue for the Super Bowl ( XXVIII and XXXIV ). The 2006 Sugar Bowl and the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 2002, 2007 and 2013 were also held here. The Georgia State Panthers, the Georgia State University football team, have also played here since 2010 . 28,155 places were available for this. On April 3, 2011 Wrestlemania XXVII took place here in front of over 71,000 fans.
Right next to the Georgia Dome, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium was built in May 2014 as the new venue for the Atlanta Falcons. The new building for 1.4 billion US dollars was officially inaugurated on August 26, 2017. On November 20, 2017, the Georgia Dome was blown up.
gallery
Interior view of the Georgia Dome before the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl kick-off
Georgia Dome from Above (2006)
See also
Web links
- Website of the Georgia Dome (English)
- Georgia Dome concert schedule. In: setlist.fm (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ About the Georgia Dome . In: georgiastatesports.com (English)
- ^ Wrestlemania XXVII . In: wwe.com (English)
- ↑ rp-online.de: This reporter didn't have a good day article from November 21, 2017
Competition venues for the 1996 Summer Olympics
